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Early Help for Children and Families
King’s School, Worcester
(including King’s Hawford and King’s St. Alban’s)
EARLY HELP OFFER
At King’s School we recognise the challenges that families face in bringing up children. There may be
times when you need extra help and support. If this is the case, please come and talk to us. There are
many ways in which we can help as outlined in this offer of early help.
The diagram below shows the range of needs at different levels. We use this graduated approach to
make sure we provide the best support for different families’ individual situations.
Providing early help to our pupils and families at King’s School means we are more effective in
promoting support as soon as we can. Early help means providing support as soon as a problem
emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to teenage years.
Key Personnel:
At the King’s Senior School, our Pastoral and Safeguarding team includes:
Jon Ricketts – Senior Deputy Head, Acting Head –Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Discussions with House and Form staff allow us to identify any pupils and families that would benefit
from early help and allows us to help them access the services in the school and beyond the school.
At King’s Hawford, Pastoral and Safeguarding Team includes:
Jennie Phillips – Head – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Caroline Knight – Deputy Head – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Amanda Marshall-Walker – Assistant Head – Pastoral Lead Anna Kingston – Head of Early Years – Early Years Safeguarding Lead (EYSL) At King’s St Alban’s. our Pastoral and Safeguarding team includes: Richard Chapman – Head – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Early Years Safeguarding Lead (EYSL) Lisa Kilby– Deputy Head – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) Briony Cartwright – Pre-Prep inc. EYFS All staff are fully trained in all aspects of safeguarding. The nominated safeguarding governors are Jane Jarvis and Carolyn Pike. The chair of governors is Hugh Carslake Prevent Training – Radicalisation. The DSL and DDSL at King’s Senior School have received PREVENT training and have trained the team on how to identify the early stages of radicalisation and what to do. The DSL at King’s Hawford has received PREVENT training and trained the full staff team on how to identify the early stages of radicalisation and what to do. The DSL at King’s St Alban’s has received PREVENT training and trained the full staff team on how to identify the early stages of radicalisation and what to do All staff have completed PREVENT training. Child Sexual Exploitation All staff have been trained to identify early cases of child sexual exploitation. At King’s School we use the CSE Screening tool if we have concerns. Female Genital Mutilation All staff have received training on FGM. Teachers know how to identify if a child may be at risk. They know the signs to look for and most importantly how to refer, following the school’s safeguarding procedures. We meet the needs of our children through a variety of ways: Pupil Voice – pupils are actively encouraged to speak about any concerns they have to a member of staff or to our pastoral team. Children are encouraged to speak openly about their emotions. Pupils know the staff take all their concerns very seriously. At King’s Senior School there are School, Year Group and House councils and a Peer Support Scheme. At King’s Hawford pupils are encouraged to approach any member of staff with any concerns they may have. There is School Council at which concerns may be raised, as well as Eco and Food Committees. At King’s St Alban’s pupils are encouraged to speak to their form teacher, one of our matrons, the school secretary or other adult if they have a concern. Children are encouraged to speak openly about their emotions. Pupils know the staff take all their concerns very seriously Attendance At King’s Senior School House and Form staff monitors this carefully in line with our attendance Policy. Attendance is overseen by the Senior Deputy Head.
At King’s Hawford Form staff, office staff and the DSL monitor attendance, late arrivals in line with our
attendance policy.
At King’s St Alban’s Form staff, office staff and the DSL monitor attendance, late arrivals in line with
our attendance policy.
Safeguarding
• All teachers and staff know how to identify and report concerns, via staff training on induction
and our regular updates on safeguarding.
• Child protection files are kept by the DSL.
• All new staff complete safeguarding inductions.
• We have a log recording that all staff have read and understood relevant sections of Keeping
Children Safe in Education (Sep 2020).
Pastoral Support
At King’s Senior School Jon Ricketts works with pupils and families to support their needs whilst also
signposting them to relevant agencies. With the consent of families, we can refer families for further
family support.
At King’s Hawford Jennie Phillips, Amanda Marshall-Walker and Caroline Knight undertake these tasks.
At King’s St Alban’s, Richard Chapman, Lisa Kilbey and Briony Cartwright undertake these tasks.
Learning Skills and Learning Support
Joanna Lucas works with children and families with additional needs and can signpost parents to
many different agencies.
Vicki English, SENCo at King’s Hawford, liaises with external agencies in this respect.
Marie Knipe, SENCo at King’s St Alban’s, liaises with external agencies in this respect.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
The DSL and DDSL in all three schools ensure rigorous and robust systems are in place within the
school to ensure the safety of all of our children.
In Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020 it makes it clear that ALL staff should be aware of their
local early help process and understand their role in it. In addition, this statutory document makes it
clear that any child may benefit from early help, but all school and college staff should be particularly
alert to the potential need for early help for a child who:
- Is disabled and has specific additional needs;
- Has special educational needs (whether or not they have a statutory education, health care
plan);
- Is a young carer;
- Is showing signs of being drawn in to anti-social or criminal behaviour, including gang
involvement and association with organised crime groups;
- Is frequently missing/goes missing from care or from home;
- Is misusing drugs or alcohol themselves;
- Is at risk of modern slavery, trafficking or exploitation;
- Is in a family circumstance present challenges for the child; such as substance abuse, adult
mental health problems or domestic abuse;
- Has returned home to their family from care;
- Is showing early signs of abuse and/or neglect;
- Is at risk of being radicalised or exploited;
- Is a privately fostered child.
Everyone needs help at some time in their lives and therefore an ethos of early help is important for
any school or PRU.The coordinated King’s School offer of Early Help is outlined in the table below. We believe that early
interventions for children or families, in many cases, will prevent children from experiencing harm.
All King’s School staff must be aware of the KSW offer of early help. At all times, staff should consider
if there is any offer of early help that we can make in order to help a child thrive.
We also liaise with other agencies and people within the local community. In the table below are some
National organisations that can support children, young people and their families
King’s School Early Help Offer:
Designated Safeguarding Lead If you have any safeguarding concerns regarding a child at our
(DSL) and deputy DSL school or in the community, then please contact the DSL, DDSL or
EYSL as listed above.
If you think a child or young person is at immediate risk of
significant harm then you should contact the Family Front
Door (FFD) – 01905 822 666 or in an emergency always call
999.
Pastoral support team Generic queries should be directed to the Form or House staff at
the first instance However, if you feel you would like to have a chat
with the pastoral team regarding more sensitive issues, please
contact Jon Ricketts at King’s Senior School.
Please contact Form staff initially at King’s Hawford, then either
Jim Turner, Laura Baxter, Caroline Knight or Anna Kingston.
Please contact Form staff initially at King’s St Alban’s, then either
Richard Chapman, Rachel Duke or Katy Hadfield.
School Nurse Claire Furber and Emma Rossiter are the school nurses at King’s
Senior School; one of them is on duty through the school day.
Jen Shukla and Kathy Goodman are the school nurse/matrons at
King’s Hawford. They are available throughout the day.
Amanda Withnall and Karen Jenkins are the school nurse/matrons
at King’s St Alban’s and are available from 8am to 6pm.
School Counsellor Carmel Callaghan is the school counsellor. She can be contacted
via email (ccallaghan@ksw.org.uk) and pupils can contact her
directly or be referred by a member of staff. The usual provision is
a series of six sessions after which pupil may be signposted to
other agencies as appropriate. The counsellor is a substitute for
the mental health care offered by CAMHS.
Wraparound Care At King’s Hawford we offer wraparound care from the ages of 2 to
11 year daily from 7-30a.m. to 6-00p.m. to support working
families.
Holiday clubs and activity camps operate throughout each half
term and all holiday periods. These offer care for all children from
age 2 to 11.
At King’s St Alban’s we offer wraparound care from the ages of 2
to 11 year daily from 7-45a.m. to 6-00p.m. to support working
families. We also provide holiday clubs with wraparound care
during most school holiday periods for children aged 4 to 13. Our
nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year.
Social Support At King’s Hawford we offer mother/father and toddler swim
sessions for all within the local community.LA Early Help Information Details Below Describe LA Support Available to Families
What is our Early Help Offer? What is Early Help?
Early Help means providing support as soon as a problem
appears, to stop it from getting worse. This could be at any point in
a child's life, from birth to the teenage years.
Anyone can provide early help – you don't need to be an expert
professional. Early help is not about passing the issue on to an
expert, but thinking about what is the best support you can offer.
We can provide effective support by:
• listening
• working with other people who could help
• finding out about specialist agencies who could help
• filling out an Early Help Assessment with the person we
are helping
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/eha
There is a lot of information and advice on the Advice, Care,
Health and Support pages as well as detail of local services that
can provide support for children, young people and families.
The Front Door to Children’s If a member of staff, parent/carer or member of the public thinks a
Services child or young person is at immediate risk of significant harm they
should contact the Family Front Door (FFD) – 01905 822 666 or in
(Previously: Children’s an emergency always call 999.
Helpdesk).
Do not wait to discuss this with the DSL/DDSL but do report it
afterwards.
WSCB (Worcestershire http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/safeguardingchildren
Safeguarding Children’s Board) Important information for parents and professionals across
website. Worcestershire in relation to keeping children safe and avenues of
support including early help options. Everyone should know how to
access this website which has all of the agreed Worcestershire
safeguarding and child protection processes on it.
Universal source of help for all Worcestershire Family Information Service (FIS)
families in Worcestershire: advisors give impartial information on childcare, finances,
Worcestershire Family parenting and education. FIS are a useful source of information
Information Service (FIS) for parents and professionals. They support families, children and
young people aged 0-19 years of age (25 for young people with
additional needs) and professionals working with these families.
They can help link parents up with other organisations that might
be able to help or provide the information themselves.
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20507/childcare/1579/family
_information_service
Home-school support Home education is becoming an increasingly popular option for
families in Worcestershire and we have a growing community that
are able to offer each other support. Between us we have years ofWorcestershire Home experience in educating children of all ages and are able to
Education Network organise and put on a range of activities.
We hold meetings usually at least weekly, throughout term time at
various locations round the county-for example:
- Social gatherings occur monthly in North Worcestershire for all
ages, with both indoor and outdoor games plus organised activities
such as climbing/zip-wires/grass sledging for 8+.
- Monthly meeting in Worcester with games, music and crafts for
all ages.
- Monthly social meeting in south Worcestershire, including indoor
and outdoor games, group music session and a drama group.
- Bowling or Ice skating most months.
- "Education group" workshops organised regularly. Recent
workshops have include: Marvellous Mosaics' 'Gunpowder plot'
'Medieval life', 'Making Music' and 'Creative Writing.
We also meet up with people from neighbouring counties and
many of us go along to the national camps and gatherings that are
organised by home educators throughout the year.
We have a Worcestershire Home Educators Newsletter (WHEN)
that lists all of the activities for the coming month and run a
Worcestershire Home Educators Internet support list.
Contact us on:
info@worcestershire-home-educators.co.uk
E-safety (Online Safety) Online Activity (phones, computers) can be a serious risk to
children: The use of technology has become a significant
component of many safeguarding issues. Child sexual exploitation;
radicalisation; sexual predation – technology often provides the
platform that facilitates harm. With the right support, education and
safety measures in place the internet and new technologies can
also bring great benefits but we must all be vigilant
PACE (parents against child exploitation) UK is
a useful website to engage parents with safety issues.
www.paceuk.info/
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
This is the Child Exploitation and Online
Protection (CEOP) Centre. It’s a one stop shop for most
information about online safety.
https:www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers
(excellent resources)
http://educateagainsthate.com/ - This is the
government website to help parents and professionals understand
the risks of children
and young people being radicalised by
extremists online and how to keep children safe
from this.
www.internetmatters.org – A great site for
helping parents keep their children safe online.Mental Health We have some useful self-help guides/leaflets available for you to
access online. The guides are available for you to read online. The
self-help guides can be accessed by typing the below link into your
URL and selecting ‘Self Help Guides’: www.hacw.nhs.uk/a-to-
z/letter-s/
Staying Safe
http://stayingsafe.net/
SANE
0845 767 800
Email: sanemail@org.uk
www.sane.org.uk
Samaritans
116 123
(24 hour helpline)
www.samaritans.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness
0300 5000 927
www.rethink.org
Mental Health Foundation
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
MIND
0300 123 3393 or
text 86463
www.mind.org.uk
Anxiety UK
08444 775 774
www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Bullying (including Cyberbullying is using the internet, email, online games or any
cyberbullying)/ Child digital technology to threaten, tease, upset or humiliate someone
death/suicide/prevention else.
If the police consider a message or post to be potentially criminal,
they will take appropriate action. This could involve arresting the
person responsible or interviewing them under caution. Cases
involving sustained abuse or where someone’s life is threatened
will be treated seriously. The police will consider all of the
circumstances when considering the best response to a report of
cyber bullying. They will assess how vulnerable the victim is and
what resources are required to trace the offender via social
networking sites that often operate abroad and to different
legislation. In certain cases it may be difficult to take action if the
offender isn’t in the UK. They will work with the victim to bringabout the most suitable and proportionate conclusion, this will
include alternative options that include the officer in the case using
their discretion and working with the offender to record an apology
to the victim.
Useful links
Bullying UK
Childline
KidScape: Our
resources provide information on issues surrounding bullying,
online and personal safety. They can be used directly by young
people and parents, as well as in the classroom within schools and
youth organisations.
https://www.kidscape.org.uk/resources-and-publications/
Hollie Guard-A new personal https://hollieguard.com/
safety APP
Children & Teens
• Hollie Guard keeps your entire family safe.
• Keep an eye on your children while they’re traveling to and
from school with Journey.
• Teens can get help quickly while out with friends.
• Parents, guardians, and caregivers are automatically
contacted by both SMS and email.
Hate Crime A hate crime is a criminal offense whose motivation can be
shown to be race, national origin, religion or sexual
orientation. A difference of race alone is NOT sufficient to
make it a hate crime. There would have to be evidence of
racial slurs or racial statements in addition to the crime (this
does not trivialise other serious offenses that are NOT hate
crimes).
Hate Crime:
West Mercia Police:
Email: contactus@westmercia.police.uk
Emergency number: 999
Non-Emergency number: 101
report online to True Vision (opens in a new window)
https://educateagainsthate.com/parents/
Call in at your local police station
Children with disabilities team (CWD) The Children with Disabilities (CwD) Social Work Team
provide services designed to meet the needs of children and
young people who have complex disabilities.
The CwD Social Work Team is one of a range of services
that can provide support to children and young people withdisabilities and their families. Other services available are
those provided by health, education, play and youth services
as well as community resources provided by voluntary
agencies.
The CwD team offer services to those children and young
people requiring additional resources in respect of their
disability, where the disability has a profound impact on the
child or young person’s life.
An assessment will be offered where the child has a
condition which is substantial, long lasting or permanent, is a
physical and/or learning disability or a life limiting, life
threatening condition. These may include:
• severe learning disabilities
• severe physical disabilities
• severe developmental delay in motor and or
cognitive functioning
• profound multiple disabilities
• severe sensory impairment (registered blind and/or
profoundly deaf)
• complex and severe health problems that arise from
the disability, that are life threatening, degenerative
illness or organic disorder resulting in severe
disability
• a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition with an
associated learning disability and where the
condition severely affects day to day functioning
SEN Services and Support Groups
• 9 Tea Cups
• autismlinks
Links to events, services and information of use to
families of people with Autism
• Autism Spectrum Condition and Learning
Disabilities Group , a group for family members and
carers, Kidderminster Hospital
• Autism West Midlands a support group for young
people aged 16-24 with Asperger's Syndrome in the
Malvern Hills area
• Autism in Worcestershire
ASPIE is a social self-help and motivation group for
adults with Asperger's Syndrome. We provide a
centre in Worcester where Aspies feel welcome and
accepted.
• Childrens Centres. Find out what's happening at
your local Children's Centre
• Community Paediatric Service
Community Paediatric Service is concerned with
developmental delay and learning disability; Motor
difficulties such as cerebral palsy and muscular
dystrophy; Neuro-developmental conditions
including ADHD and ASD; complex behavioural
difficulties; sensory impairment; statutory medical &
educational assessments(The Community Paediatric Servic South
Worcestershire, The Community Paediatric Service
Wyre Forest and The Community Paediatric Service
Redditch and Bromsgrove)
• Core Assets: Core Assets deliver the Independent
Support Service in partnerships with Worcestershire
County Council. They provide confidential, impartial
and independent information and support for young
people and their families to find their way through
the changes to the Special Educational needs and
Disabilities (SEND) systems.
Please note: Core Assets Independent Support
Programme will be closing on the 31 July 2018.
Independent Support was always intended to be a
time limited resource, supporting the transition from
statements to EHCPs. From August 2018 onwards,
parents, children and young people will continue to
be able to access information, advice and support
on statutory assessment and annual reviews from
your local SENDIASS.
• Council for Disabled Children
A host of useful leaflets on SEND issues many in
Easy Read format to help children understand
• Disability Information Advice Line (DIAL)
Worcestershire
Website of the disability advice line South
Worcestershire; local info on: Mobility; Benefits and
Finance; Carers Support and Respite; Community
and Voluntary Support; Disabled Children's
Services; Education and Employment; Health;
Housing; Independent Living; Learning Disabilities;
Legal Support; Leisure and Holidays; Mental Health;
Mobility and Aids to Daily Living and Older People's
Services
• Dyslexia Parent Support Group. Find out more from
the Worcestershire Dyslexic Support Group
• Footprints Support for Bereaved Children and their
Families in Worcestershire
Support for bereaved children and their families in
Worcestershire
• Learning Disabilities (opens in a new window)
We work with people with learning disabilities, their
families and the people who support them.
DDNs (Dangerous Drug DDN’s are drug dealing gangs who target vulnerable people
Networks) in order to set up drugs distribution networks.
These criminals are using extreme violence to establish a
presence, displacing an existing drug supply chain and
intimidating rivals, witnesses and victims, this has resulted in
local murders.
DDN’s exploit vulnerable teenagers to become drug runners
for their network. Early intervention and intelligence are key
to safeguard and protect the vulnerable.
Presentation For DDN's (PDF, 151.7 KB)For professionals that work in health (PDF, 1.3 MB)
For professionals that work with young people (PDF, 1.3
MB)
For professionals working in housing (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Drug Gangs and Exploitation (PDF, 556.6 KB)
Child Criminal Exploitation Here is some guidance for frontline professionals on dealing
(County Lines) with county lines, part of the government’s approach to
ending gang violence and exploitation:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-
exploitation-of-children-and-vulnerable-adults-county-lines
Children who are trafficked, exploited or coerced into
committing crimes are victims in need of safeguarding and
support. Though perceptions are altering these young
people are still often criminalised and perceived as having
‘made a choice’ to take part in illegal activity.
https://www.catch-22.org.uk/child-criminal-exploitation/
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) West Midlands Safeguarding Children Procedures has a
page dedicated to Child Sexual Exploitation. It provides
information about child sexual exploitation, the roles and
responsibilities of relevant agencies and the procedures
practitioners should follow to ensure the safety and well-
being of children and young people whom it is suspected
have been sexually exploited or are at risk of sexual
exploitation.
Key facts about CSE
• It affects both girls and boys and can happen in all
communities.
• Any young person can be targeted but there are
some particularly vulnerable groups: Looked After
Children, Children Leaving Care and Children with
Disabilities.
• Victims of CSE may also be trafficked (locally,
nationally and internationally).
• Over 70% of adults involved in prostitution were
sexually exploited as children or teenagers.
• Sexual violence or abuse against children
represents a major public health and social welfare
problem within UK society, affecting 16% of children
under 16. That is approximately 2 million children.
Documents
• Appropriate Language: Child Sexual and/or Criminal
Exploitation Guidance For Professionals (CSE
Police and Prevention website, opens in a new
window)
• Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and a guide for
practitioners (GOV.UK website, opens in a new
window)• Child Sexual Exploitation – Identification Tool
• Worcestershire Child Sexual Exploitation Strategy
and Action Plan 2017 to 2019
• WSCB Multi-agency Child Sexual Exploitation
Pathway
• WSCB CSE self assessment tool and guidance
Making a referral
The Local Authority has a duty to make enquiries where a
child may be suffering harm or neglect. If you think that a
child may be at risk then you can let us know via the referral
form linked below
Useful Websites
• Barnardo's spot the signs: Advice for parents,
professionals and young people on the signs of
sexual exploitation and how to keep safe
• Department for Education (Gov.uk) National Action
Plan for Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation
• Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation pace is
the leading national charity working with parents and
carers whose children are sexually exploited
• NSPCC definitions, statistics, facts and resources
about CSE.
• NWG Network: Fighting against CSE and working to
inform, educate and prevent child sexual abuse
within the UK.
• Spotting The Signs of Child Sexual Exploitation: a
15 minute YouTube clip from Health Education
England
Domestic violence Here is a very helpful website for what do to in many
different difficult situations:
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20379/domestic_viole
nce_and_sexual_abuse
West Mercia Women's Aid: 0800 980 3331
0800 783 1359
helpline@westmerciawomensaid.org
Further reading
• Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or
Family Relationship Statutory Guidance Framework
(GOV.UK website, opens in a new window)
• Domestic Abuse - A toolkit for employers
(Wellbeing.BIT website, opens in a new window)
• Groups for parents - information and guidance
• Multi-agency Statutory Guidance for the Conduct of
Domestic Homicide Reviews (GOV.UK website,
opens in a new window)
• Worcestershire Domestic Abuse Strategy 2017 -
2020 (click to download)• Worcestershire Multi-agency domestic abuse
training – Learning Outcomes (click to download)
Teenage relationship abuse Here is a great PDF helping to understand teenage
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Crush
CRUSH is an awareness raising and support programme to
help young people make safe and healthy
relationships. The sessions are run in small groups and are
specifically designed for 13-19 year olds.
http://www.westmerciawomensaid.org/crush/
Fabricated and induced illness Fabricated or induced illness (FII) is a rare form of child
(FII) abuse. It occurs when a parent or carer , exaggerates or
deliberately causes symptoms of illness in the child.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Fabricated-or-induced-illness/Faith abuse Faith and belief-based child abuse, including practices
around ‘spirit possession’ and ‘witchcraft’, is a hidden crime,
which makes it difficult to quantify in terms of magnitude.
However, from our own experience and in consultation with
communities, we know this kind of abuse is under-reported.
www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-actionplan-
to-tackle-child-abuse-linked-to-faith-or-belief
Further contacts for advice can be found from the local
representatives for some faiths.
• An Exploration of Knowledge About Child Abuse
Linked to Faith or Belief (2016)
• National Action Plan to Tackle Child Abuse Linked
to Faith or Belief (2012)
• Safeguarding Children from Abuse Linked to a
Belief in Spirit Possession (2007) this good practice
guidance is archived but still available.
• Eleanor Stobart report 2006: Child Abuse Linked To
Accusations of Possession And Witchcraft (2006)
• Unicef study report: Children Accused of Witchcraft
• AFRUCA: Africans Unite Against Child Abuse
Honour based violence (HBV) Honour’ based violence (HBV) occurs when perpetrators
believe a relative or other individual has shamed or
damaged a family’s or community’s ‘honour’ or reputation
(known in some communities as izzat), and that the only
way to redeem the damaged ‘honour’ is to punish and/or kill
the individual. ‘Honour’ based violence is a term that is
widely used to describe this sort of abuse however it is often
referred to as so called ‘honour’ based violence because
the concept of ‘honour’ is used by perpetrators to make
excuses for their abuse. There is a very strong link between
‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage and domestic
abuse. The term ‘Honour Based Violence’ is the
internationally recognised term describing cultural
justifications for violence and abuse. Honour Based Violence
cuts across all cultures and communities: Turkish, Kurdish,
Afghani, South Asian, African, Middle Eastern, South and
Eastern European for example. This is not an exhaustive
list. Where a culture is heavily male dominated, HBV may
exist. The police have made it a high priority to help
communities fight back to tackle both honour based violence
and hate crime. The
‘Honour Network Help line’: 0800 5 999 247Female genital mutilation (FGM) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures
involving partial or total removal or the external female
genitalia. FGM is illegal in the UK and as of October 2015
mandatory reporting commenced. If education staff or other
professionals discovers that an act FGM appears to have
been carried out on a girl under 18 years old there is a
statutory (legal) duty on teachers for them PERSONALLY to
report it to the police.
Read http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/female-genitalmutilation
for NHS information and signs of FGM. Any suspicion of
FGM should be referred to the Police and social care.
- Annalise Price-Thomas (Head of Service) has
completed the online home office training, ‘Female
Genital Mutilation: Recognising and Preventing FGM’
- E-learning package- http://www.fgmelearning.co.uk/
for interested staff or professionals (free home office
elearning)
Forced marriage UK Forced Marriage Unit fmu@fco.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7008 0151
Call 999 (police) in an emergency.
www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage for information on Forced
Marriage. Visit Home Office website to
undertake Forced Marriage e-learning package
https://www.gov.uk/forced-marriage. GSCB one day
Awareness training delivered by Infobuzz
www.gscb.org.uk Please see ‘Multi-Agency Practice
Guidelines- Handling cases of Forced Marriage’ for more
information and detail:
https://www.gov.uk/forcedmarriage.
Prevention Freedom Charity- Aneeta Prem ‘But it’s not
fair’ book. A book for teenagers looking at forced marriage
from the point of view of school friends of the girl who went
to India and didn't come back. This book promotes
discussion. www.freedomcharity.org.uk The Freedom
Charity (UK charity) have a helpline, text facility and app
which can be downloaded to help to provide support and
protection for victims of abuse, FGM or forced marriage.
They can be contacted on tel: 0845 607 0133 or text
4freedom to 88802 or go to the website to download the
app from the app page.
Gangs and youth violence
Here is a PDF assisting with Gangs and Youth
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads
Violence
/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418131/Preventing_yo
uth_violence_and_gang_involvement_v3_March2015.pdf
This is a website for the Youth Violence Prevention Initiative:
http://www.worcesterma.gov/youth-opportunities/youth-
violence-prevention
Gender-based violence/violence https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-
against women and girls against-women-and-girls-evidence-digest-january-2018
For information about West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse
visit: https://www.wmrsasc.org.uk/
FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) is violence against women
and girls. Forced marriage and so called ‘Honour’ basedviolence are a violation against human rights and is a high
priority area of the national and local Violence Against
Women and Girls Agenda. It is, primarily an issue for young
women and girls aged between 13 and 30 years.
Hope House SARC (Sexual Assault Referral Centre):
01452 754390
www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk for ‘I’ve been raped or sexually
assaulted’ information.
Gender Identity Issues The Gender Trust is a listening ear, a caring support and an
information centre for anyone with any question concerning
their gender identity, or whose loved one is struggling with
gender identity issues. People who might be Transgender,
Transsexual or people who do not identify with the gender
they were assigned at birth or those who are simply unsure.
Address: 76 The Ridgeway, Astwood Bank, B96 6LX tel:
0845 231 0505 www.gendertrust.org.uk
Private fostering National Fostering Agency (NFA)
Call on: 0808 284 9226
Kinship Care
Kinship care means that relatives or friends look after
children who cannot live with their parents. Visit this website
for more information:
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/privatefostering
Preventing Radicalisation and www.educateagainsthate.com is the
Extremism/HATE (PREVENT government website providing information
duty) and practical advice for parents, teachers
and schools leaders on protecting children from
radicalisation and extremism.
Anti-Terrorist Hotline: tel 0800 789 321
also be raised by email to the Home office:
counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk.
Let’s talk about it is an excellent website for parents:
www.ltai.info/ as is www.preventtragedies.co.uk
While it remains very rare for school age children to become
involved in extremist activity to the point of committing
criminal acts, young people can be exposed to extremist
influences or prejudiced views, including via the internet,
from an early age. As with other forms of criminality or risk of
harm, early intervention is always preferable. Schools,
working with other local partners, families and communities,
can help support pupils who may be vulnerable as part of
wider safeguarding responsibilities.
Channel guidance:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads
/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425189/Channel_Duty
_Guidance_April_2015.pdf
Sexting/Sextortion/youth produced http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keepingchildren-
imagery safe/sexting (NSPCC website).
https://www.westmercia.police.uk/article/8206/Sexting (West
Mercia Police website)
Children Missing in Education (CME) Children Missing Education (CME) refers to 'any child of
compulsory school age who is not registered at any formally
approved education activity eg school, alternative provision,elective home education, and has been out of education
provision for at least 4 weeks'. CME also includes those
children who are missing (family whereabouts unknown),
and are usually children who are registered on a school roll /
alternative provision. This might be a child who
is not at their last known address and either has not taken
up an allocated school place as expected, or has 10 or more
days of continuous absence from school without
explanation, or left school suddenly and the destination is
unknown.
This is the link for Children Missing Education on the
Worcestershire website
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20595/behaviour_and
_attendance/293/children_missing_education
Babcock Prime – Educational Welfare Team:
Primeedinvservice@babcockinternational.com
01905 678138
Missing Children and Adults Every year an estimated 200,000 people go missing in the
Strategy UK. In some cases, missing adults may have made a choice
(vulnerable children and adults to leave and ‘start their lives over again’, but the vast
who go missing) majority of missing people, children and adults, are
vulnerable and need protection and support. The strategy
has three key objectives which provide the right foundations
for any effective local strategy to tackle this issue:
Prevention - reducing the number of people who go missing,
including through prevention strategies, education work and
early intervention in cases where children and adults
repeatedly go missing Protection - reducing the harm to
those who go missing, including through a tailored, risk-
based response and ensuring agencies work together to find
and close cases as quickly as possible at a local and
national level Provision - providing support and advice to
missing persons and families by referring then to agencies
promptly and ensuring they understand how and where to
access help. The police should be informed if any child or
adult goes missing. The Missing Children and Adults
strategy can then be referred to for further information and
help. It is a home office publication (2011).
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/missi
ng-children-and-adults-strategy
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl
oads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117793/missi
ng-persons-strategy.pdf
Children with family members in prison Approximately 200,000 children have a parent sent to prison
each year. These children are at risk of poor outcomes
including poverty, stigma, isolation and poor mental health.
NICCO (www.nicco.org.uk) provides information to support
professionals working with offenders and their children to
help mitigate the negative consequences for these children.
https://www.solgrid.org.uk/education/safeguarding/child
-protection/issues/children-family-prison/
Children and the court system Children are sometimes required to give evidence in courts,
either for crimes committed against them or for crimes they
have witnessed. There are two guides to support thesechildren which can be found at www.gov.uk (young witness
booklet for 5 to 11 year olds) which is a pdf. There is also
a document called “going to court and being a witness
age 12 to 17” which is also found at www.gov.uk. Making
family arrangements via court can be stressful and entrench
conflict in families. The ministry of Justice has just launched
an online dispute resolution service. This can be useful to
parents and carers. Got to www.gov.uk and search for “get
help with arrangements.”
Stalking General Advice:
▪ If it doesn’t feel right it probably isn't!
▪ Seek support from trusted family/friends
▪ Report to the police and do this early
▪ Keep a diary in a secure location
▪ Screenshot emails etc and save them
▪ Photograph/video your stalker if safely possible.
▪ Get advice: Hollie Gazzard Trust, Paladin etc…
▪ Tighten security; home, work and on-line
National Stalking Helpline
For advice and support. The helpline will operate a triage
service for local support and make referrals -Phone: 0808
802 0300
Website: www.stalkinghelpline.org
Email: advice@stalkinghelpline.org
Paladin: National Stalking Advocacy Service
For advice and referral.
Phone line: 020 3866 4107
Email: info@paladinservice.co.uk
Website: www.paladinservice.co.uk/
Hollie Gazzard Trust
https://holliegazzard.org/
Sexual violence and sexual Here is advice from the WCC webpage:
harassment between children in
schools and colleges http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20379/domestic_abus
e_and_sexual_violence/886/sexual_violence_and_abuse
West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre:
https://www.wmrsasc.org.uk/
01905 724 514 Helpline opening times:
Monday 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Tuesday 1.00pm to 5.00pm
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